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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
I should have qualified that as Western Europe and not as Europe in general (as I did earlier in the thread several times) I know most of Europe quite well and most of the violence in the EU tends to be more focused on the more developed countries of Europe, hence the UK generally has the highest levels of violence in general and a country like Spain far lower levels of violence.
The USA is considered quite a bit more violent than the UK, so I'd say that makes it a more violent place than Western Europe in general.
So are you Portuguese and live in Portugal or elsewhere?
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Oh, yes, you're right. However, I might have to disagree with you there: Spain isn't all that safe. Neither is Portugal or Greece. Perhaps you hung out in places where there are many tourists? Or maybe you know the facts and I'm wrong. But I know that, having experienced it in person, it doesn't always
feel safe. Either way, I suppose one should consider the whole of Europe if he is to compare it to the US in terms of safety, crime rates, etc.
Again, I wouldn't know what causes a person to kill 20 people at a school, but I am sure it is not the fact that he owns a weapon. The gun is merely the means used to carry out his sick plan; why he did it is an entirely different question, and the only one that should be addressed, in my opinion. You gave a few good reasons for it already, I'd say!
I'm Portuguese but I live abroad now. Fortunately :P